Name/TitlePostcard: "The End Of A Perfect Day"
About this objectB.B. Series postcard no. 773 depicting a drunk woman wearing a tartan shawl and shabby clothing and carrying a bottle marked gin, being marched towards a police station by two uniformed policemen. Captioned "The End Of A Perfect Day" and signed by AE.
MakerB.B. London
Maker RolePublisher
Date Madec.1918
Period1910s
Place MadeEngland, London
Place NotesB.B. London E.C.
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, card
Inscription and MarksOn back, in pencil:
Addressee: Miss Kitty Smith, 73 Milton St, [??lledge] Burnley
One penny stamp postmarked Blackpool, 11 AM, 9 July 1918; also stamped 'Buy National War Bonds Now'
MeasurementsH: 139 x W: 88 mm
Subject and Association KeywordsWomen's suffrage
Subject and Association KeywordsPostcards - political
Subject and Association KeywordsPostcards - gender stereotypes
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypePostcard
Object numberGWL-2024-77-9
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved